Technology in the Classroom

Good Morning, the main news headlines brought to you by Sairachna Trikha.

 Today, the world leaders meet to lay down all weapons and work on the economic development of all nations.Corporate and industrial leaders meet to work on providing opportunities for poorer nations and a cleaner environment.On this day of Christmas, millions of Christians visit the birthplace of Christ;
Jerusalem, and were greeted by Israelis and Palestinians.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is not the news we hear today on the television and radios. But, this is “My Vision for the Future”.Today, I stand in front of you in our free country, but I also stand here in fear, for myself as well for as for the innocent people who could be victims of terrorism.It is possible to have only one vision for the future in a world that is constantly threatened by terrorism, war and violence. It is a vision that allows us to include everyone to live and work together – Australians, Americans, Chinese, Palestinians, Israelis, Afghanis – no one will be left out.Just as we saw a couple of years ago at the
Athens Olympics – where the world came together as a harmonious whole to compete as equals.Multiculturalism ensures that all citizens can keep their identities, take pride in their ancestry and yet have a sense of belonging. All citizens are equal. Multiculturalism gives us Australians a feeling of pride, security and self confidence making us open to and accepting diverse cultures.Our diversity is a national asset. Recent advances in technology have opened the world to us making international communication more important than ever. We Australians who speak many languages and understand may cultures, makes it easier for Australia to participate globally in areas of trade, education and diplomacy.My vision for the future goes beyond the peaceful existence of this world but extends to a world where all people live in fairness; children get the opportunities to a good education and enjoyment, today’s medical and technological advances should be made available to all. This vision is only possible when rich nations support poorer countries.Through the journey of life; from preparation to preparedness, as I stand at the gates of the future, I can only see dark clouds of inhumanity which can only be cleared with equal opportunity for all, best secured by free people working together towards a better tomorrow.We must acknowledge challenges and make our choices. A spark of possibility burns deep within every child; that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. My vision for the future can be achieved if we all work towards it from today. Let us resolve to leave this planet a better place than what we inherited.

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FILM REVIEW

Choose a film you have recently seen — either in the cinemas or on TV and write a review on it.

Before you begin you should visit my page on the English Intranet to find out how to write a film review, then visit the following sites for extra information.

http://www.abc.net.au/splatt/review/howto_gen.htm

http://www.freezeframeonline.org/ff2006/filmreviews/readindex.html

Make notes in your work book and on the sheet provided before you make your post.

DO NOT STEAL OTHER PEOPLES WRITING FROM THE NET.

Today — free choice OR “The scariest thing you have ever done” eg the Leap of Faith, Giant Swing, Bungy Jumping, Sky Diving, driving in a race car, the California Screamer, or The Mummy Ride…..

Your writing should include — who, what, when, where, how, why — what you felt, before, during and after etc….

Your regular teacher has asked me to provide a mark and comment on your blogs.

The scale/criteria used has been discussed in class but here is a guidel to the marks you will recieve. Please ensure all work is complted by the end of term. I will endeavour to comment on everyones blogs as soon as I can.

listen to this

Over the years there have been many events that have shaped and changed our lives. Some good, some bad. Choose a world event that you know of, have heard about or would like to know more about either in recent or past news.

Write about what this event was, how it effected the world we live in, how it effected you (thoughts, feelings, knowledge) and how you see the event aeffecting the future of society as we know it.

Aim to write about 2-300 words.

Yr 7 — I have just read through your blogs and am very dissappointed  !! Some of you need to catch up and get your act together or I will need to send home letters about non-completion of work !!!
Please ensure your blogs contain the following posts (at a minimum):
August
1) Choose a topic from the topic list and write at least 200 or more words on it !!! (try a style of writing you haven’t looked at yet)
June/July
1) A review of the Matinee Performance — who, what, when, where, how why –what did you see, what did you learn, what did you think, what confused you etc….
2) International Day — Newspaper Report — what was it, what  happened, what was good (or not so good) about it, what activities were there, who was involved etc….. 150-200 words.
April/May
1)      What’s been happening in the news that has interested you, excited or concerned you, upset or delighted you, where have you heard it reported, what were the facts, the problem, the result, how did you feel, what did you think, were you inspired to do something??????
Write about it.
Use the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHY principle for your writing.
Refer to news articles like http://www.smh.com.au/  or http://www.news.com.au/ . for your ideas OR (Gasp ! Horror !) – check out the print copies in the library.
2)    Write a creative account of the Speech assessment task process from the time you heard that the had to write a speech to the moment before during and after the speech
3)    Publish the speech you wrote for class earlier in term 1/2.

March
1) It’s not easy being Green
2) First Day of School
3) St Patrick’s Day

(note: these have disappeared from the site so I suggest you have a look at your other classmates and 8 Red for ideas and confirmation of the tasks)

STUDENTS NOT UP TO DATE BY THE START OF WEEK 9 WILL HAVE LETTERS SENT HOME !!

Choose a topic from the topic list and write at least 200 or more words on it !!! (try a stlyre of writing you haven’t looked at yet.

Thanks to those people who have completed all their blogging – those of you that are behind I will catch up with you soon !! You will be recieving a grading for this work so please ensure you are up to date !! Letters of concern will be posted for those who are too far behind.

Please be patient with me commenting — the last 2 weeks have been very busy with International Day, & the Art Exhibit which Dance & Drama combined this year with the Senior Performance Night.

THIS WEEKS TOPIC IS:

A review of the Matinee Performance — who, what, when, where, how why –what did you see, what did you learn, what did you think, what confused you etc….

Welcome Back All !!

I hope you all had a great holiday, and are ready to start the new term with lots of gusto !! (That means enthusiasm !!)

THIS WEEKS TOPIC:

International Day — what was it, what  happened, what was good (or not so good) about it, what activities were there, who was involved etc…..

Write a newspaper style article about the day.

Aim to write 150-200 words.

Welcome back 8 Red.

I am still waiting for some of you to email me with your completed work for the term so far — if this is you please do so immediately.

You should by now have completed the task set in the previous weeks — if I have asked you to resubmit the work because you did not read the Blogging Guidelines as asked, or completed the task as asked (ie in your own words with comment) then please do so TODAY !!

Todays Task:

Seen any good films lately ?? Write a review of a film you have seen recently either on the big screen or television (TV).

Consider: the plot (without giving away the ending), the characters, the acting — characterisation, believability, the cinematography (film technique), an overall rating, and your opinion of the film, its plot, its characters, actors, etc……

You should aim to write about 300-500 words !!